Stormy Aiken County Storm Triggers Outages and Damage
A Monday night storm pounded Aiken County with heavy rain and 51 to 58 mph winds. About 6 000 outages were reported by Aiken Electric Cooperative at height, mostly from broker poles and nine substations, while S C Electric & Gas reported around 17 000 outages statewide. Most power was restored by Tuesday morning with limited damage.
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Aiken County
Csra Aiken Electric Cooperative
South Carolina Electric and Gas
Aiken
Robert Vanity
Vanity
Elwell
Graniteville
Horse Creek Valley
Aiken County Earns EMAY Award and Notable Honors
Aiken County Emergency Services Department receives Emergency Management Agency of the Year from the SCEMA. Tommy Thompson and team David Ruth and Paul Matthews honored. Ruth Gordy is named 2012 Risk Professional of the Year by SCPRIMA for outstanding risk management work. Monty Jones Jr. named among 28 Generation Next nominees for Venues Today Award. winners profiled in June.
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Emergency Management Agency
S.C. Emergency Management Association
Tommy Thompson
David Ruth
Paul Matthews
SCEMA
Ruth Gordy
South Carolina
Global Spectrum
Monty Jones Jr
Venues Today
Today
10th Annual Aiken Horsepower Spring Fling Held at Aiken Mall
The 10th annual Aiken Horsepower Association event takes place March 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Sears parking lot at Aiken Mall 2441 Whiskey Road. Preregistration costs 15 dollars and 20 dollars per show vehicle. For details contact Vickie Reynolds at 803 270 3505 or Manny Reynolds at 803 292 8219.
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Aiken Horsepower Association
Aiken
Whiskey Road
Sears
Vickie
Manny Reynolds
SRR and USCA Expand Collaboration to Four Year Engineering
Savannah River Remediation and USC Aiken extend their partnership with a memorandum to build a four year Bachelor of Science degree program at USCA. The agreement includes expanded scholarships STEM investment internships and joint curriculum development with SRR engineers.
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Savannah River
USC Aiken
Sandra Jordan
SRR
Dave Olson
Jordan
USCA
University of South Carolina
Commission On Higher Education
Olson
Deidre Martin
Savannah River Remediation
District 6 Aiken County election set for Tuesday
Republican Phil Napier faces no Democratic challenger as District 6 voters go to the polls from 7 am to 7 pm with one candidate on the ballot and potential write-ins. Precinct 56 moves to Precinct 57 polling site East Aiken Elementary, 233 Old Wagener Road. Only county residents in District 6 may vote.
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Aiken County
Phil Napier
Napier
GVW Fire Department
Aiken
District 6 precincts listing for Aiken area vote sites
The notice lists precincts Aiken 1 through 6 plus Eureka 14 and others with polling locations. It includes Aiken Auditorium 214 Park Ave SW Aiken 2 American Legion Post 212 602 Hampton Ave NW Aiken 4 Smith Haze Recreation Center 400 Kerkshaw St NE and additional sites in Eureka Gloverville Graniteville Millbrook Shaw Fork Shiloh Six Points Vaucluse Ward 40 Warrenville Breezy Hill Couchton and Redds Branch with addresses at churches, schools, and centers.
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AIKEN
City Auditorium
Park Ave
S.W
American Legion Post
Hampton Ave
N.W
Smith-Haze
Kershaw St
N.E
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church
York St
Eureka
Old Time Gospel Church
Lake Bridge Road
Trenton
Gloverville
Catholic Center
Augusta Road
Graniteville
Leavelle McCampbell
Canal St
Millbrook
Pine Log Road
Shaws Fork
Shaws
Ascauga Lake Road
Couchton NO
Redd’s
East Aiken
Old Wagener Road
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Tony Petrolito
Petrolito
Aiken County Ems
Magazine
Eden Keefe
Kathryn Byrd
Dottie Mack
Usc Aiken Etherredge Center
Jennie Montgomery
WBF
County Council
Porky Bradberry
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